Celebrate history by visiting a suffragist headstone
As part of its ongoing effort to recognize local members of the suffrage movement leading up to the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment, the Western Sonoma County Historical Society has adorned each identifiable suffragist headstone in the Sebastopol, Green Valley and Forestview cemeteries with a sign denoting the person’s involvement in the fight for women’s voting rights.
Windsor council, planning commission studying objective design standards
There will be a special joint Windsor Town Council and Windsor Planning Commission meeting on June 30 that will be a study session for the Multi-Family Residential Objective Design Standards being considered by the town.Â
Healdsburg school district adopts equity and anti-racism policies
On June 23, the Healdsburg Unified School District (HUSD) reached another milestone in its long and ongoing journey toward creating an equitable district and a welcoming and inclusive school experience for all students and community members.
California’s eviction moratorium extension: What’s in it for tenants and landlords?
California renters, who are still struggling to pay the rent even as the pandemic wanes, will be shielded from eviction through Sept. 30, under a last-minute deal announced today by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders.
Summer activities on the Town Green slowly taking shape
Movie nights are a go, summer concerts still being finalized
Flashbacks
The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar, and are prepared by the volunteers at the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society. Admission is always free at the museum, open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
From the Library
Summer greetings from your community library staff. We have truly cherished seeing so many of you the last few weeks as we have reopened slowly but surely. You have our apologies about the various changes in hours — I know it has been important for the libraries to be careful with rolling out the hours to keep everything consistent across the county and take incremental steps so that we don’t have to roll anything back.
Boys & Girls Club Healdsburg Crush fundraiser to return to the Plaza
The Boys & Girls Club of Sonoma-Marin received approval last week from parks and recreation and the Healdsburg City Council to hold the club’s annual fundraising event, Healdsburg Crush, at the Plaza on Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Water shortages: Why some Californians are running out in 2021 and others aren’t
In Los Angeles, people have been hearing about the dangers of drought for decades. But in this land of infinity pools and backyard putting greens — better suited for rattlesnakes and scrub — water never seems to run out.
